Boy in a Red Waistcoat
1888-1890
Meet Michelangelo di Rosa, a young Italian boy who became one of Paul Cézanne's favorite muses, posing for this striking portrait in exchange for a few coins. The boy's melancholic gaze and slumped posture contrast beautifully with the vibrant red of his waistcoat, painted with bold, visible brushstrokes that paved the way for modern art. Cézanne actually painted Michelangelo four times in different poses, capturing a deep psychological depth rare for the time. In a wild twist of fate, one version of this famous painting was stolen from a Swiss museum in 2008 and dramatically recovered in a Serbian police raid four years later!
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